Heather and Johnny Johnson know the pain and grief of losing a beloved child. They lost their 4-year-old granddaughter Scarlett LaCount last year to cancer. Now, along with their church which Johnny pastors, they’re reaching out to help another family in crisis.
Clearview Baptist Church in Cornelia has scheduled a benefit fundraiser and motorcycle ride Sunday, November 14, for the family of Cynthia Wade and Lincoln Burgess. The two died on October 29 in a wreck in south Habersham County.
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Coping
Jessica Wade Burgess buried her sister and oldest son on November 8. She continues to hold vigil at the hospital bedside of her other child, 9-month-old Hudson, who was critically injured in the wreck.
“Our family is coping by means of fellowship, family, and God,” she says.
Burgess continues to provide updates on Hudson’s condition on social media. On Friday, November 12 she wrote: “He is still running a little bit of a fever and his lungs aren’t great. Still really full of sickness.”
“The silver lining to all of this laying around is that God is getting the chance to heal his fractures and breaks before he’s even able to move!” she adds.
Hudson is expected to remain hospitalized in Atlanta until at least December. This Sunday’s benefit ride will help raise money to pay for his medical bills and the two funerals.
RAWR Ride
Clearview Baptist’s Cross Bearers Motorcycle Ministry will lead the benefit ride. Registration begins at 2 p.m. with kickstands up at 3 p.m. Registration is $20.
In addition to the motorcycle ride, the church is selling hot dogs and barbecue plates and will hold a silent auction and raffle to raise money.
The church is located at 137 Midway Crossing. The event is open to the public. It’s called RAWR which, according to organizers, means “I Love You” in dinosaur.
The Burgess boys were both dressed as dinosaurs on their way to trunk-or-treat when the fatal crash happened. 5-year-old Lincoln was a dinosaur fan, says his mom. “Loved them!”
He loved others too.
“Lincoln taught unconditional love to everyone he ever encountered. Love was his way of life, it wasn’t just an emotion for him.”
It’s that circle of love that now surrounds his family as they seek a path forward in their own pain and grief.
“We have always loved the Wade family and they were good to us when we lost our granddaughter last year to cancer,” Heather Johnson tells Now Habersham. “We just want to be a help to others and share God’s love.”
